1953-S Repunched Mintmark RPM-001

Description

Attributed by VarietyVista as UVC-246, DMR-002, this 1953 San Francisco Mint Roosevelt Dime carries a repunched mintmark where the original S punch placement left visible traces near the corrected final position. As RPM-001, it holds the primary catalog designation among repunched mintmark varieties documented for the 1953-S issue. Three die stages are recorded: Stage A (early die state), Stage B (mid-die state), and Stage C (late die state), providing collectors with a progression for sequencing specimens within this die pair's production life. The San Francisco Mint hand-applied the S mintmark to each individual working die throughout this era, a process that inevitably produced positional variations when the punch was not placed precisely on the first attempt. Struck in 90% silver (0.900 fine), the 1953-S Roosevelt Dime carries John R. Sinnock's portrait of Franklin Roosevelt, a design that debuted in 1946. As the primary RPM listing for this date and mint, RPM-001 is typically among the first varieties collectors seek when examining 1953-S dimes for mintmark anomalies.

Die Markers

• UVC-246
• DMR-002
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Reverse and Obverse are LDS

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